The Left-Wing Think Tank That Has Received Nearly £400,000 of Taxpayers’ Money
What is the IPPR? (Full name: the Institute for Public Policy Research.)
I first asked myself this question after seeing footage of Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary, speaking at its stall during the recent Labour Party Conference.
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Professor Marianna Mazzucato on ‘supercharging UK public & private investment.
There is lots of talk about public investment, but the UK also has a chronic problem with low private investment. I argued that if the government invests strategically today this can raise expectations for future growth among UK businesses, who would be more likely to invest themselves.’
Errr….I think some people tried that one before…..what were their names….let me think…..coming through the ether…..pipe smoke…..Wilson…..Benn…Healey…..Concorde…..British Rail sandwiches
….IMF bail out……
How about we try lower electricity prices instead?
I’m sure Stalin invested strategically too.
Groundnuts
Why would private money invest in an area where policy seems to be made up day by day?
Reform Party should adopt a policy of changing the definitionn of charities so such organisations cannot register. The Charity Commissioners should also be changed (along with the Electoral Commission).
Only organisations which actually do something useful and not those which exist solely to promote a politcal agenda should be allowed to register. All charities should have to confirm their support for UK national independence, democratic and accountable institutions and freedom as well as equality before the law. The supremacy of Parliament over the Courts of the UK must also be acknowledged.
Lobbyists should be severely restricted: No access to Parliament or to Whitehall except when invited to minuted specific meetings with the approval of a Minister. These to be published in real time.
Yes, except defining “useful” is tricky and open to abuse. How about ZERO taxpayer money goes anywhere except to organisations directly involved in providing essential goods and services to or on behalf of the state. Charitable status is abolished and instead you can operate as a “not for profit” and as you don’t make any profit you won’t be taxed on those profits. That removes the need to decide what is a “good cause”.
Only organisations which actually do something useful and not those which exist solely to promote a politcal agenda should be allowed to register.
According to a legal analysis document published by the government, this is already the case. It’s stated that
[… ] a trust for political purpose is not regarded as being for the public benefit. In this context, trusts for political purposes include trusts of which a direct and principal purpose is […] to procure changes in the laws of this country
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a8192a4e5274a2e87dbe599/Public_benefit_analysis_of_the_law.pdf
The Who we are statement of the IPPR declares that
We have helped shape national conversations and progressive policy change for more than 30 years. From making the early case for the minimum wage and tackling regional inequality, to proposing a windfall tax on energy companies, IPPR’s research and policy work has put forward practical solutions for the crises facing society.
ie, they’re not only openly admitting that procure changes to the law of this country is their only purpose but even boasting that they’ve been especially successful at that.
Most of these “think-tanks”, quangos and NGOs are the organizational equivalents of parasites: attaching themselves to a living organism (society) and feeding off them, infecting the host with some ideological disease (woke ideas, net zero nonsense) in the process.
If these instructions disappeared tomorrow, life would carry on without any glitch. In fact, their disappearance would be an improvement just like flea treatment is useful for our cats and dogs.
The parasite analogy is very apt
If the photograph shows their premises they should not get charity status because they are clearly wasting money.
bit perhaps I have misunderstood. Maybe the 14 years Tories gave them tax payers money for advice. Well did they.